What is the 'OzBargain Starter Pack?'

The Wololo Wombat on 07/11/2022 - 09:16
Last edited 07/11/2022 - 10:51

I'm thinking of putting together a sort of… Ozbargain Bingo for the Brisbane meet up (this weekend).

The stereotypical Ozbargainer - what items do they own/deals they've partaken in?

Judging by what's popular on the front page… I've got:
*Citibank/28 Degrees card for travel
*Some sort of Dyson vacuum
*R&M shoes?
*Amazon Prime Membership
*Has recently purchased RAM, an SSD or GPU
*Air Fryer Enthusiast
*OLED TV (LG C1/2) or 75+" LCD
*KFC is their favourite fast food
*Shares a 'family' subscription with other (estranged) Ozbargain 'family' members.

What else would you include here? Anything you'd change? What is the 'Ozbargain Stater Pack?

General Discussion

Comments

  • 87percent on 07/11/2022 - 09:19
    +54

    eneloops
    1000 torches
    some xiaomi phone, or a Samsung bought from EPP

    • pinchies on 07/11/2022 - 11:23
      +7

      perhaps IKEA AA in lieu of eneloops

    • coffeeinmyveins on 07/11/2022 - 15:14
      +18

      Don't forget the Camry

      • hydravirgo on 07/11/2022 - 16:32
        +2

        came here to say Camry as well

        • whyareyouthisway on 08/11/2022 - 11:19
          +1

          Can confirm, I’m a certified OzBargainer and Camry owner

      • 87percent on 07/11/2022 - 19:28

        Or Mercedes Benz

        • dasher86 on 07/11/2022 - 22:32
          +2

          What ever happened to the high yield investment vehicles.

          • mafmouf on 07/11/2022 - 23:50

            @dasher86: Still being held for investment purposes despite forking out a bomb to keep it running.

          • mboks on 10/12/2022 - 14:20

            @dasher86: haha, unforgettable guy. Was an 80 k car I think and has received expert opinion on that one

        • snajper on 09/11/2022 - 23:07

          You mean AMG A180

      • DoctorCalculon on 07/11/2022 - 23:25
        +3

        Mandatory bragging about owning a Tesla after purchasing one for the first time.

        • 87percent on 08/11/2022 - 08:03
          +4

          And instead of referring to your car as “your car”, you refer to it as “your Tesla”.

  • AustriaBargain on 07/11/2022 - 09:28
    +36

    Ragging on JV.

    • Xistn on 07/11/2022 - 09:46
      +31

      SlavOz

        • Xistn on 07/11/2022 - 10:35
          +32

          And your shop front hasn't changed in 30yrs, yet here you are.

          • franco cozzo on 09/11/2022 - 03:38
            -2

            @Xistn: …you do realise im not an actual furniture salesman from the 80s?

    • KangaDrew on 07/11/2022 - 15:21

      And deservedly so. Rekt bailed so at least there's no more cyrpto BS coming from him/her/they/insert whatever other gender preference you want.

      • coffeeinmyveins on 07/11/2022 - 17:18
        +1

        Sure they aren't all the same person?

        I wonder what they're like in real life

      • capslock janitor on 07/11/2022 - 23:51

        Why they bailed
        I liked reading it

        • Aureus on 08/11/2022 - 08:08

          Pretty sure they were posting when terra lost its peg, that it was an arbitrage opportunity, as it was algorithmically impossible that it won't return to $1.

          My guess is they made a bunch of money going all in on crypto, but got greedy and lost their gains.

    • Johnsmithaus on 10/11/2022 - 07:06

      What’s jv’s deal anyways? Sometimes people like the comment, sometimes not

  • netjock on 07/11/2022 - 09:30
    +23

    OzInsuranceAdvice
    OzLegalAdvice
    OzCarAdvice
    OzInvestmentAdvice

  • Seraphin7 on 07/11/2022 - 09:30
    +6

    Where does failure to hold insurance figure in this?

  • Ghost47 on 07/11/2022 - 09:35
    +27

    Boost mobile account.

    • DashCam AKA Rolts on 07/11/2022 - 18:16
      +7

      Definitely, along with Aussie Broadband.

      • Gladioli on 07/11/2022 - 19:18
        +5

        What about churning between superloop, tangerine, exetel etc?

  • FareEvader on 07/11/2022 - 09:39
    +31

    No insurance/rego
    Bikies
    Annual salary of $250,000

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 07/11/2022 - 09:59
      +9

      Annual salary of $250,000

      Whirlpool forums is that way ——>

    • netjock on 07/11/2022 - 10:07
      +2

      Crypto.

      Where can you plough all your money then take out a margin loan at 1% for daily living expenses, never sell the asset and end up with CGT.

      Then it halves in value and your 25% leverage becomes 50% (possibly getting liquidated). Celsius ends up in bankruptcy and locking up your assets. I guess no CGT is real.

    • sauce2k on 08/11/2022 - 17:28

      HAAHAH this is the best

  • danntor on 07/11/2022 - 09:45
    +11

    MasterCard Gift Cards with crossed out amounts all over them(which you buy other gift cards with of course)

  • Fergy1987 on 07/11/2022 - 09:54
    +10

    Make sure you also complain about the Breville Smart Grinder Pro used to be around $159

    • HelpMeiCantSee on 08/11/2022 - 12:56
      +1

      How much is it now?!?!

      • Fergy1987 on 08/11/2022 - 13:02
        +2

        You dont want to know

    • Charmoffensive on 08/11/2022 - 13:08

      Luckily I got one off gumtree for like $50 last year.

  • pegaxs on 07/11/2022 - 09:54
    +4

    I can tell you what isn't included… and it doesn't seem to include any motor vehicle insurance… nor does it come with a Road Rules manual…

    • SF3 on 07/11/2022 - 13:16
      +2

      Then Post & ghost, Post and fight non confirmation bias.

      "Leaves a 1 star review" - looks at OP.

  • Hybroid on 07/11/2022 - 09:56
    +2
    • No - Citibank/28 Degrees card for travel
    • No - Some sort of Dyson vacuum
    • No - R&M shoes?
    • Yes - Amazon Prime Membership
    • No - Has recently purchased RAM, an SSD or GPU
    • Yes - Air Fryer Enthusiast
    • No - OLED TV (LG C1/2) or 75+" LCD
    • No - KFC is their favourite fast food
    • No - Shares a 'family' subscription with other (estranged) Ozbargain 'family' members.

    Hmm.

  • CrispyChrispy on 07/11/2022 - 09:57
    +6

    Who was at fault at XYZ traffic situation

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 07/11/2022 - 09:59
      +5

      complete with ms paint diagram for clarification

      • ryzie on 07/11/2022 - 10:33
        +16

        Green car for OP and red car for the enemy

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 07/11/2022 - 10:06
    +20

    *OXO anything
    *joseph joseph anything
    *either a love or deep seated hate of anything from HEYMIX
    *either a love or deep seated hate of SB/ CR/ Cheddar / etc
    *macpac jacket
    *complains about ozrrp / oz-availability posts for things like xbox/ps5
    *multiple maccas accounts
    *multiple 7-11 accounts
    *multiple self referred food delivery accounts
    *logitech mx keys / mouse
    *that metal/mdf garage shelf that regularly goes on sale at SCA/ Bunnings
    *Some random ryobi 18v device that randomly went on sale that one time and you bought from FOMO
    *Discounted aeropress
    *A spotlight account from that one time you bought that dunlopillo on special

    • netjock on 07/11/2022 - 10:09
      +6

      *multiple 7-11 accounts

      Chopper deals!

    • Hybroid on 07/11/2022 - 10:17
      +5
      • No - OXO anything
      • No - joseph joseph anything
      • No - either a love or deep seated hate of anything from HEYMIX
      • Yes, hate cashback schemes - either a love or deep seated hate of SB/ CR/ Cheddar / etc
      • No - macpac jacket
      • No - complains about ozrrp / oz-availability posts for things like xbox/ps5
      • No - multiple maccas accounts
      • No - multiple 7-11 accounts
      • No - multiple self referred food delivery accounts
      • Yes, MX Master mouse - logitech mx keys / mouse
      • No - that metal/mdf garage shelf that regularly goes on sale at SCA/ Bunnings
      • Yes, but Ozito PXC - Some random ryobi 18v device that randomly went on sale that one time and you bought from FOMO
      • No - Discounted aeropress
      • No - A spotlight account from that one time you bought that dunlopillo on special

      Hmm, I think I'm doing this OZB thing wrong…

      • Payne on 07/11/2022 - 10:42
        +3

        Nah, I'm almost identical in most things for this list and the one above.

        I think it's because I believe a bargain is only a bargain if I actually need it. Crazy, I know. I'll hand my licence in.

        • Ghost47 on 07/11/2022 - 15:03
          +1

          I think it's because I believe a bargain is only a bargain if I actually need it.

          Then the bingo should have “negged a deal because it wasn’t really a deal”.

    • The Wololo Wombat on 07/11/2022 - 10:49
      +3

      Strong emotions about SB/CR and CHEDDAR haha perfect!

      A spotlight account from that one time you bought that dunlopillo on special 🤣

    • coffeeinmyveins on 07/11/2022 - 15:15
      +2

      *joseph joseph anything

      Really? that stuff is beyond expensive and absolutely useless most of the time.

    • ihfree on 07/11/2022 - 21:06

      Yes:

      • joseph joseph anything - probably this deal from 2016
      • logitech mx keys / mouse - yes, yes
      • Discounted aeropress

      No:

      • macpac jacket - considered
      • A spotlight account from that one time you bought that dunlopillo on special - missed out
      • either a love or deep seated hate of anything from HEYMIX
      • OXO anything
      • either a love or deep seated hate of SB/ CR/ Cheddar / etc
      • complains about ozrrp / oz-availability posts for things like xbox/ps5
      • multiple maccas accounts
      • multiple 7-11 accounts
      • multiple self referred food delivery accounts
      • that metal/mdf garage shelf that regularly goes on sale at SCA/ Bunnings
      • Some random ryobi 18v device that randomly went on sale that one time and you bought from FOMO
    • Fobsessive on 09/11/2022 - 21:27

      Multiple banned Maccas accounts

  • netjock on 07/11/2022 - 10:09

    OzGiftcardSales: selling Giftcards online and getting dud payment then finding out the gift cards have been used (without revealing the pin)

  • netjock on 07/11/2022 - 10:10
    +4

    OzMSpaint

    • jv on 07/11/2022 - 10:24
      +3

      MSPaint hasn't posted anything since June.

      • Muzeeb on 07/11/2022 - 10:44
        +3

        I believe MS Paint got a dream job at Dell and is too busy to shitpost

        • pegaxs on 07/11/2022 - 12:05
          +8

          Funny how MSPaint "disappears", gets a job at Dell and a few days later, Dell is in court with the ACCC for price jacking monitors… coincidence? :P

      • Yummy on 09/11/2022 - 00:09

        S/he just had a plastic surgery.

  • original15 on 07/11/2022 - 10:12
    +1

    Has recently purchased a GPU? No hodl?

  • Vulgar on 07/11/2022 - 10:18
    +5

    HSBC Everday Global Debit card for the 2% cashback
    Cashrewards/Shopback account for cashback
    Superhero/Selfwealth/Stake share trading account
    Gets discounted gift cards with StudentEdge/SeniorCard/etc.
    Woolworths Everday Rewards/Coles FlyBuys

  • dust on 07/11/2022 - 10:21
    +5

    Helicopter.

  • newbo on 07/11/2022 - 10:22
    +5

    We don't actually own R&M shoes, we just get tempted by them. We instead decide to walk less to avoid having to replace our current shoes.

  • rarelyscene on 07/11/2022 - 10:22
    +4

    Very accurate list, I hit many of those. Except I’d probably say Dyson/Xiaomi for vacuum. Then either PS5/PC parts. Also Dominos/KFC.

    • Gladioli on 07/11/2022 - 19:27
      +1

      Yes of course, the various Xiaomi robot vacuums!

  • jv on 07/11/2022 - 10:23
    +3

    What is the 'OzBargain Starter Pack?'

    I got a Harvey Norman "Professional" badge and membership card when I joined.

  • kerfuffle on 07/11/2022 - 10:27
    +4

    Getting your Woolies Rewards account or Mastercard gift card hacked

    • Neoika on 09/11/2022 - 11:37

      From the poll, it seems 60% of ozbargainers are not interested in the prepaid MasterCard.

  • Domingo on 07/11/2022 - 10:28
    +3

    Anger at Eufy for the sync button on their cameras, but no awareness of how other other brands sync functions work.

  • franco cozzo on 07/11/2022 - 10:31
    -7

    -overpriced phone updated annually
    -a ridiculously overpriced video card
    -overpriced fashion
    -overpriced lego or other obsessive collectible toys
    -overpriced & terrible food

    …did i miss anything??

    • CrowReally on 07/11/2022 - 12:31
      +12

      yes, the point

      • franco cozzo on 07/11/2022 - 12:56
        -2

        nah…nailed it. lol

        • capslock janitor on 08/11/2022 - 00:00
          +1

          You just brought in the haters with those ones 🤣🤣

  • Ghost47 on 07/11/2022 - 10:47
    +12

    I would also suggest one investment property and phone bought from OzBargain deal.

    Maybe also a large backlog of Udemy courses and a bunch of free unread ebooks.

    • The Wololo Wombat on 07/11/2022 - 10:50
      +2

      Yes! Hah love it.

    • chrisie on 07/11/2022 - 12:37
      +4

      Yes have agree with the free unread ebooks

  • HardQuiz on 07/11/2022 - 10:49
    +6

    Lots of power banks.

  • QF99 on 07/11/2022 - 11:16
    +1

    Toyota RAV4 Cruiser Hybrid

    • Muzeeb on 07/11/2022 - 11:35
      +7

      With roof racks, kayak and private underground carpark.

  • HamBoi69 on 07/11/2022 - 11:34
    +8

    JB Perks Member
    JB Perks Member with Multiple accounts
    A full Amazon Kindle Library of books that over 75% haven't been read.
    Your Friends don't know about OzBargain and think your a weirdo
    A Cancelled Order
    Ordered more than 1 of something because you can and bragging about it in the comments - "Thanks OP, I got 10"
    Getting 20 Neg's because you brought more than 1 of something

  • Cheaplikethebird on 07/11/2022 - 11:35
    +4
    • T.M. Lewin/CT shirts
    • Uniqlo Airism White tee/Underwear
    • UggAustralia slippers
    • Eneloops
    • BlitzWolf cables
    • Wanderer Quad Fold Cart
    • An extreme resistance to making an unresearched purchase.
    • TooSerious2 on 07/11/2022 - 18:21
      +3

      An extreme resistance to making an unresearched purchase.

      I can no longer shop like a normy.

  • Michael1983 on 07/11/2022 - 12:37
    +2

    Don't forget free McCain Potato Chips ordered on multiple email accounts!
    And 100+ free games on Epic Store, that will never be played probably.

  • Richmond Tigers on 07/11/2022 - 12:42

    Disdain for Whirlpool Forum and everyone who posts there.

  • moar bargains on 07/11/2022 - 12:43
    +6

    Memories of a very entertaining thread where lawyers were threatening to sue over bad reviews 😁

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 07/11/2022 - 12:54
    +6

    Investment Audi
    First post that their 15yo BMW they just bought requires 12k in repairs
    JB Perks
    "Don't forget Cashrewards" comment

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